by Roger Reynolds | May 26, 2022 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Domestic Violence, Guest Contributor
(content warning: spanking, physical violence, blood) Which word? Violence or abuse is semantics, a distinction without a difference. Which word to use is not the most important consideration. If you have lived with No Contact Physical Violence/Abuse, what is most...
by Heidi Fischer | May 2, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Hope, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Treatment, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty, on March 24th, 2022 I am a champion face-planter. I am also highly skilled at tripping over nothing, walking into door frames, and tipping things over. This illustrious title hasn’t won me any medals, rather the...
by Heidi Fischer | Apr 27, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma
I have lived most of my life thinking that deep breathing (and all its cousins) were something people had, collectively agreed to B.S. about. Not because they were being malicious, but due to some sort of worldwide agreed-upon fiction. Matching your breath to...
by Shane Bouel | Dec 8, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Adoption, CPTSD and Parenting, Dissociation and CPTSD
In today’s times, it’s easy to see that society has lost its way, so what do we have to do to find our way, not back, but to rise to the occasion and nurture a better future for all? Ironically C-Ptsd is on the increase throughout this pandemic, the focus...
by Shane Bouel | Sep 30, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Adoption, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD and PTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Wellness
On the path of awakening or Spiritual Ascension, the first stages for spiritual healing include emotional and mental body clearing of these accumulated soul memories that are recorded from both the patriarchal and matriarchal lineages of a person’s family and...
by Michelle Tasa | Sep 8, 2021 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD
By Michelle Tasa So today is one of those days where I am struggling to be present in my body. It is a weird and disturbing result of childhood trauma. It’s called dissociation, and I’ve been doing it without knowing almost my whole life. What is...
